1 Kings 20:7:41 Kgs.20.7.W4TAB
הָאָ֔רֶץ
haarets
“the land”
- Transliteration
- ha-A-rets
- Extended
- haa-AH-rehts
- IPA
- /haːˈʔaː.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ha-A-rets
- phraseyour reading level
le-khol-zik-NE ha-A-rets
- clause
va-yik-RA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL le-khol-zik-NE ha-A-rets va-yo-MER de-U-na u-re-U KI ra-A ZE me-vak-KESH
- sentence
va-yik-RA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL le-khol-zik-NE ha-A-rets va-yo-MER de-U-na u-re-U KI ra-A ZE me-vak-KESH ki-sha-LAKH e-LAI le-na-SHAI u-le-va-NAI u-le-khas-PI ve-liz-ha-VI ve-LO ma-na-TI mim-ME-nu
Exegesis
The indirect object phrase le-kōl-ziqnê hā’āreṣ {לְכָל־זִקְנֵי הָאָרֶץ | le-kōl-ziqnê hā’āreṣ} places emphasis on the elders as audience.
Root and etymology
א־ר־ץ
“land, earth, territory”
In context — 1 Kings 20:7
And the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please give heed and observe that this man is seeking trouble —for he has sent to me for my wives, my sons, my silver, and my gold, and I withheld nothing from him.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 20:7, so the Hebrew word הָאָ֔רֶץ (haarets) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.7.W4.S1) and character.